Test of Essential Academic Skills (TEAS) ATI Mathematics Practice Test

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9.5% of the people in a town voted for a certain proposition. If the town's population is 51,623, about how many people voted for the proposition?

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The correct answer is: 5,000

To find out how many people voted for the proposition, you need to calculate 9.5% of the town's population, which is 51,623. First, convert the percentage to a decimal by dividing by 100: 9.5% = 0.095. Now, multiply the population by the decimal: 0.095 × 51,623 ≈ 4,903. Rounding this number, we would estimate that about 4,900 people voted for the proposition. The closest answer to this calculation is 5,000, making it the most reasonable choice. This process illustrates how to convert a percentage to a fraction of a population to find a specific count, which is a key skill in understanding percentage-related problems. The other numerical choices do not closely match the calculated amount, helping determine that 5,000 is the most correct answer for this problem.